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These Things I Do Despise: Hypocrisy And Lies, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"These things I do despise: Hypocrisy and lies, And anything at all that dims ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23

Tags: Children

Sense Shines With A Double Luster When It Is Set ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5

Tags: Humility

No Man In The World Has More Courage Than The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:16-18

Tags: Food

In All Human Affairs There Are Efforts, And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-8

Tags: Confidence

Ethics Stays In The Prefaces Of The Average ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Ethics stays in the prefaces of the average ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:24-33

Tags: Christian Values

Civility Costs Nothing, And Buys ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Civility costs nothing, and buys ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:12

Tags: Hospitality

You Have To Be Flexible. If You Have A Plan And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"You have to be flexible. If you have a plan and just blindly follow it, its ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Tags: Church Discipline

The Golden Rule Is Of No Use To You Whatever ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The Golden Rule is of no use to you whatever unless you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:12

Tags: Jesus Teachings

Intercessory Prayer Might Be Defined As Loving ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Intercessory prayer might be defined as loving our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:46-47

Tags: Prayer How To

How Seldom Is It That The Soul Keeps Itself ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

How seldom is it that the soul keeps itself silent ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:36-46

Tags: Suffering Loneliness

In Ancient History, Tanning Was Considered A ...

Contributed by John Tung on May 10, 2007

“In ancient history, tanning was considered a “smelly” trade and relegated to the outskirts of town, amongst the poor. Tanning by ancient methods is so foul smelling that tanneries are still isolated from those towns today where the old methods are used. The ancients used leather for waterskins, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:11

Tags: Tanning

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

There Are Three Stages Of Motherhood: Young, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

There are three stages of motherhood: young, middle age and “you’re looking fine.” I don’t know about you, but my mother was responsible for teaching me some of the most valuable life lessons I ever learned. Someone sent me some valuable reminders of Mom lessons and I wanted to share a few of them ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:46-50

Tags: Mother's Day

Every Christian Ought To Be Ready To Stand Up ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Every Christian ought to be ready to stand up courageously and unashamedly for the Lord. How inconsistent that a person redeemed by the blood of Christ experiencing saving power should cower before an unbelieving world On one occasion Frederick the Great invited some notable people to his royal ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Tags: Witness, Faith, Forgiveness, Boldness

The Americas Cup Is Coming Up This Week And We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The Americas cup is coming up this week and we were considering that as a kind of parable for the church. The Americas cup is won and lost on small differences. As with any ship design, a sailing yacht embodies many necessary elements, which must dovetail to accomplish its mission. What is nice ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1

Tags: God's Provision

William H. Willimon, In His Commentary On Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

William H. Willimon, in his commentary on our Gospel lesson for this morning, offers an interesting lens through which we might view this text. He says, and I quote, “How do we see?… What we see seems to be connected to some sort of template in the brain. When sensory images are fed in through the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:24

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Suffering

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Suffering One of the most powerful prayers in the midst of suffering was uncovered from the horrors of Ravensbruck concentration camp. Ravensbruck was a concentration camp built in 1939 for women. Over 90,000 women and children perished in Ravensbruck, murdered by the Nazis. Corrie Ten Boom, who ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:44

Tags: Cross Agony

The Reason Why Many Fail In Battle Is Because ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The reason why many fail in battle is because they wait until the hour of battle. The reason why others succeed is because they have gained their victory on their knees long before the battle came...Anticipate your battles; fight them on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:36-40

Tags: Doubt

Take A Clear Glass Or Cup And Fill It With Dirty ...  PRO

Contributed by Weston Blankenship on Jul 29, 2007

Take a clear glass or cup and fill it with dirty water. Say this is a type of our sinfull soul before God’s forgiveness. Then dump it out in a bucket and say this is Christ forgivness, He cleans out all the sin. Then wash in the cup in a clean bucket. This is a type of baptism in Jesus name. Then ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Apostolic

Forgiveness Is Not About Making The Other Person ...  PRO

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 11, 2007

Forgiveness is not about making the other person right in what they did… forgiveness is about 2 things, first it is obedience to your calling as a Child of God, and 2nd it is an instrument that frees you from the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Tags: Forgiveness General

Denomination: Baptist

There's A Wonderful Little Legend About A Man Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 17, 2007

There’s a wonderful little legend about a man who was lost and wandering in the desert, dying of thirst. As he wandered in that terribly hot desert, he stumbled upon a ramshackle, dilapidated shack. There wasn’t much to it, but, at least, it would provide a little bit of shade and respite for him. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6

Denomination: Baptist